Model Majority Podcast
408 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsPodcast about politics, culture, and life through an Asian-American lens.
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200: “Lifelines” with Dr. Leana Wen
September 11, 2021 04:06 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBDr. Leana Wen returns to the pod (previous appearance episode 145) to talk about her new book, “Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health“, now available wherever you buy books! Subscribe: Apple Podcast| Castbox| Spotify| Stitcher| Google...
199: “Enough About Me” with Richard Lui
September 06, 2021 17:42 - 49 minutes - 68.7 MBRichard Lui, breaking news anchor of NBC News and MSNBC, returns to the pod (previous appearance episode 26) to talk about his new book, “Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness“, now available wherever...
Rebooting Model MAJORITY Podcast
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198: Mommy Legislator: State Senator Stephanie Chang
May 17, 2021 18:18 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBStephanie Chang (https://twitter.com/stephanielily), State Senator of Michigan and the first Asian American woman to ever serve in the Michigan legislature, joins the podcast to talk to Kevin about her path into community organizing, public service,...
197: Should We Get A SuperPAC?
May 10, 2021 17:52 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBKevin and Tony return to cohost a long-overdue episode, where they talk about the new Biden administration designation that formally includes “Native Hawaiians” in May heritage month for the Asian community, a cool story by...
196: Biracial Identity with Actress Jade Ma
April 23, 2021 18:06 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBJade Ma (https://twitter.com/Jade_Y_Ma), actress who stars in “Zero Chill” on Netflix and the upcoming Marvel blockbuster, Black Widow, joins the pod to talk about her biracial upbringing, speaking up about harmful Asian stereotypes in Hollywood,...
195: Leading during COVID with Ellen Kamei
March 06, 2021 22:46 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBEllen Kamei (https://twitter.com/mtnviewellen), Mayor of Mountain View, CA, rejoins Kevin to talk about her path to becoming mayor, how she’s leading her city through a global pandemic, and her views on the latest wave of...
194: No AAPI Cabinet Secretary!? (With Madalene Mielke)
January 19, 2021 07:16 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBMadalene Mielke (https://twitter.com/MadaleneMielke), President and CEO of Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS), returns to the podcast to talk about her frustration with no Asian American or Pacific Islander Cabinet Secretary in the...
193: Food Activism with Jenny Dorsey
January 13, 2021 07:47 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBJenny Dorsey, a chef and activist, who founded and runs Studio ATAO, a nonprofit that creates immersive experiences at the center of food, art, and social impact, joins the podcast to talk with Kevin about...
192: Emergency Pod: Georgia Run-Off, Capitol Hill Riots
January 07, 2021 09:40 - 47 minutes - 65 MBKevin and Tony record an emergency pod to share thoughts and commentaries on the Georgia run-off election results and the riots happening on Capitol Hill on electoral college certification day. Sponsorship Message: the All of...
191: 2021 “Hopes and Dreams”
January 04, 2021 04:32 - 50 minutes - 69 MBIn our first episode of 2021, Jenn, Kevin and Tony re-unite to discuss the latest COVID-19 situation, vaccine distribution, and the AAPI electorate that’s becoming more influential in the Georgia special senate elections. Sponsorship Message:...
190: California Democratic Party with Jenny Bach
December 03, 2020 07:26 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBJenny Bach (https://twitter.com/BachForCDP), Secretary of the California Democratic Party who’s running for Vice-Chair, joins Kevin to talk about her raw personal experience running for party positions as a Young Democrat, why she’s running for Vice-Chair,...
189: GenZ GOP with Jesse Lamba
November 25, 2020 21:21 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBJesse Lamba of GenZ GOP (https://twitter.com/genzgoporg) joins the podcast to talk to Kevin about how he got involved with GenZ GOP and what is the new vision for the Republican Party this group is working...
Dr. Leana Wen (with Rock the Boat)
November 22, 2020 21:35 - 45 minutes - 63.6 MBIn partnership with Rock The Boat Podcast, we bring you an interview with Dr. Leana Wen, as part of a series of episodes featuring Asian American political leaders, activists, and advocates. In case you forgot,...
188: Re-activist to Activist with Actress Olivia Cheng
November 19, 2020 01:20 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOlivia Cheng (https://twitter.com/ThatOliviaCheng), actress and activist, talks to Kevin about the ups and downs that led to her acting career, her parents, the motivations behind her vocal activism, her work in Marco Polo and Warrior,...
188: Re-activist to Activist with Olivia Cheng
November 19, 2020 01:20 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOlivia Cheng (https://twitter.com/ThatOliviaCheng), actress and activist, talks to Kevin about the ups and downs that led to her acting career, her parents, the motivations behind her vocal activism, her work in Marco Polo and Warrior,...
Congressional Candidate Qasim Rashid (with Rock the Boat)
November 17, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBIn partnership with Rock The Boat Podcast, we bring you an interview with congressional candidate for Virginia’s first district, Qasim Rashid, as part of a series of episodes featuring Asian American political leaders, activists, and...
187: Election, Vaccine, Transition
November 15, 2020 19:23 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBThe cohost crew (Jenn, Kevin, Tony) returns after recovering (somewhat) from the election to discuss how each person processed this election season. Jenn also provides important information on the Pfizer’s vaccine news and its various...
Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou (with Rock the Boat)
October 29, 2020 18:12 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIn partnership with Rock The Boat Podcast, we bring you an interview with NY Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, as part of a series of episodes featuring Asian American political leaders, activists, and advocates for the 2020...
188: Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou (with Rock the Boat)
October 29, 2020 18:12 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIn partnership with Rock The Boat Podcast, we bring you an interview with NY Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, as part of a series of episodes featuring Asian American political leaders, activists, and advocates for the 2020...
Senator Tammy Duckworth (with Rock the Boat)
October 21, 2020 03:53 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBIn partnership with Rock The Boat Podcast, we bring you an interview with Senator Tammy Duckworth, as part of a series of episodes featuring Asian American political leaders, activists, and advocates for the 2020 election...
187: Senator Tammy Duckworth (with Rock the Boat)
October 21, 2020 03:53 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBIn partnership with Rock The Boat Podcast, we bring you an interview with Senator Tammy Duckworth, as part of a series of episodes featuring Asian American political leaders, activists, and advocates for the 2020 election...
186: Weightlifting Out of Racism with Amazin Lethi
October 18, 2020 17:48 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBAmazin Lethi (https://twitter.com/amazinlethi) — athlete, author, and advocate — joins the podcast to share with Kevin her incredible life story: growing up in Australia as a Vietnamese transracial adoptee in a harsh environment of intense...
185: From Immigrant to Local Leader with Hongbin Gu
October 13, 2020 15:55 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBHongbin Gu (https://twitter.com/hongbin4council), Town Councilmember of Chapel Hill, NC, joins the podcast to share her incredible life story from growing in China during the Cultural Revolution to serving her local town council in Chapel Hill,...
184: RIP RBG, AAPI Candidates, COVID Mental Health
September 21, 2020 22:22 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBJenn Fang (https://twitter.com/reappropriate) cohosts with Kevin (https://twitter.com/kevinsxu) and Tony (https://twitter.com/AnthonyNagatani) to talk about mental health during COVID, the passing of Justice Ginsburg, and the AAPI candidates that have been featured on Reappropriate.co Subscribe: Apple Podcast| Castbox| Spotify| Stitcher| Google Play| TuneIn...
183: PAC that A$$ with Linh Nguyen
August 17, 2020 01:13 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBLinh Nguyen (https://twitter.com/l4nguyen), executive director of the Super PAC, PAC that A$$, and seasoned political organizer who’s worked on campaigns like: Cory Booker for president and Beto O’Rourke for Senate, joins the podcast to have...
182: Has China Won? With Prof. Kishore Mahbubani
August 05, 2020 18:37 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBProf. Kishore Mahbubani (https://twitter.com/mahbubani_k) joins the podcast to talk about his new book, “Has China Won?“. He and Kevin had an in-depth discussion about why America is being lazy to generalize China into the Chinese...
181: Friendship During COVID
July 27, 2020 23:05 - 1 hour - 85 MBJenn Fang (https://twitter.com/reappropriate) of Reappropriate.co joins Tony (https://twitter.com/AnthonyNagatani) and Kevin (https://twitter.com/kevinsxu) for a long overdue conversation about life during COVID. We talked about Tony’s plasma donation, Jenn’s life as a young parent, Kevin’s Hamilton trivia,...
178: Allyship Series with Pearl Low
June 28, 2020 18:41 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBPearl Low (https://twitter.com/Fumi_chun), an Afro-Asian Oscar Winning Story Artist, Illustrator and Comics Artist based in Vancouver, Canada, joins the podcast’s “Allyship Series” with the Black community to discuss unique challenges she has faced as a...
177: Allyship Series with Jesse Moore
June 18, 2020 04:12 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBJesse Moore, former White House speechwriter and associate director for public engagement, returns to the podcast for our “Allyship Series” with the Black community to share his experience doing training with the NYPD, the police...
176: Allyship Series with Brandon West
June 16, 2020 04:56 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBBrandon West (https://twitter.com/westforcouncil), candidate for New York City Council’s 39th District, joins the podcast’s “Allyship Series” with the Black community to discuss what “defund the police” actually means from a policy and budgetary perspective, how...
175: Allyship Series with Charmion Kinder
June 14, 2020 00:24 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBCharmion Kinder (https://twitter.com/charmionkinder), Founder & Chief Impact Officer, CNKinder, Inc., global head of PR for Global Citizen and former press aide to First Lady Michelle Obama, joins the podcast’s “Allyship Series” with the Black community...
174: Allyship Series with Arthur Tripp
June 12, 2020 02:52 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBArthur Tripp (https://twitter.com/ArthurTrippJr) candidate for State Senate in Georgia joins the podcast’s “Allyship Series” with the Black community to discuss why he’s running for office as an Independent, how he reacted to George Floyd’s murder...
173: The Nerd We Need with Ronnie Chatterji
May 29, 2020 00:52 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBRonnie Chatterji (@RonnieChatterji) candidate for State Treasurer in North Carolina, Duke University professor, and former economic policy adviser to President Obama chats with Kevin about why he is “The Nerd We Need” in North Carolina...
172: Tony Got COVID
May 22, 2020 04:24 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBTony Nagatani (@anthonynagatani), our dear podcast cohost got COVID-19. (Don’t worry, he’s recovered now.) In this bonus episode, Tony recounts his experience having symptoms, eventually getting tested, and notifying his friends to do his part...
171: No More Bullying! with Maulik Pancholy
May 17, 2020 22:28 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBMaulik Pancholy (@MaulikPancholy) actor, author, activist, and co-founder of Act to Change, joins the podcast to talk with Kevin about his anti-bullying activism work, the origin and mission of Act to Change, and the organization’s...
170: Vote Like South Korea?
May 04, 2020 04:24 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBJenn Fang (@reappropriate) of Reappropriate.co joins Tony and Kevin for the monthly co-host discussion to talk about why we don’t feel very celebratory going into this year’s Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, and...
169: Sri Preston Kulkarni on Anti-Asian Racism, Campaign During COVID-19
April 17, 2020 02:33 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBSri Preston Kulkarni, who is running for Congress in Texas’s 22nd district, joins Kevin (@kevinsxu) for Part 3 of our 3-part series with congressional representatives and candidate on how their campaign is adapting to COVID-19,...
168: Rep. Gil Cisneros on Anti-Asian Racism, Campaign During COVID-19
April 16, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBCongressman Gil Cisneros (CA-39) joins Kevin (@kevinsxu) for Part 2 of our 3-part series with congressional representatives and candidate on how their campaign is adapting to COVID-19, what they are doing to fight back against...
167: Rep. Harley Rouda on Anti-Asian Racism, Campaign During COVID-19
April 15, 2020 05:11 - 20 minutes - 28 MBCongressman Harley Rouda (CA-48) joins Kevin (@kevinsxu) for Part 1 of our 3-part series with congressional representatives and candidate on how their campaign is adapting to COVID-19, and what they are doing to fight back...
166: Sung Yeon Choimorrow on National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
April 10, 2020 04:49 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBSung Yeon Choimorrow (@schoimorrow), Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) talks to Kevin (@kevinsxu) about human-centered policy advocacy, protecting AAPI women from hate crimes, and all the racial, social, and...
165: Oh M0th3rf*ck$r…
March 30, 2020 03:56 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBJenn Fang (@reappropriate) returns to cohost the podcast with Tony (@anthonynagatani) and Kevin (@kevinsxu) to talk about their COVID-19 quarantine experience, Kevin’s virtual townhall for people triggered or in fear of anti-Asian racism, and a...
164: Don Tamaki on Stop Repeating History, Protecting Civil Liberty During COVID-19 Pandemic
March 27, 2020 01:03 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBDon Tamaki, a lawyer and one of the leaders of the Stop Repeating History campaign, joins the podcast to discuss with Kevin (@kevinsxu) how the rationale behind locking up Americans of Japanese descent during WWII...
163: Traci Lee on Racializing Pandemics, Media Diversity, NBC Asian America
March 22, 2020 18:38 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBTraci Lee (@traciglee) former Managing Editor of NBA Asian America and current fellow at USC’s Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism talks to Kevin (@kevinsxu) about the racialization of pandemics during the COVID-19 health crisis,...
162: Amna Nawaz: Being the Best, Not the First
March 12, 2020 13:16 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBAmna Nawaz (@IAmAmnaNawaz), senior national correspondent of PBS NewsHour talks to Kevin Xu (@kevinsxu) about her career in journalism, being the first Asian American journalist to moderate a presidential debate, and how she deals with...
161: Super Tuesday, AAPI Exit Poll, Binary Primary
March 07, 2020 20:45 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBCohosts Kevin Xu (@kevinsxu) and Tony Nagatani (@anthonynagatani) got together (virtually) on the Saturday after Super Tuesday to share some analysis of the results, the binary primary that’s shaping up between Sanders and Biden, the...
160: South Carolina, Super Tuesday, AAPI Policy Plans, COVID-19 [CoHost Jenn Fang]
March 02, 2020 06:02 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBJenn Fang of Reappropriate.co returns to the podcast for our monthly recording with Kevin and Tony to discuss a whole host of issues: South Carolina Primary, Super Tuesday, how much will Joe Biden’s lack of...
159: “Reporting” from Nevada
February 23, 2020 03:29 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBTony Nagatani (@AnthonyNagatani) our co-host spent a few days in Nevada helping the state democratic party prepare and run the Nevada Caucus. This is a special episode where Kevin talks to Tony about his on-the-ground...
158: Evan Low on Being an Uber #YangGang, Identity Politics, and Bridging Tech and Policy
February 17, 2020 02:33 - 31 minutes - 71.4 MBEvan Low (@evan_low) California Assemblymember and national co-chair of Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign talks with Kevin Xu (@kevinsxu) about what it means to be a national co-chair, why he entered electoral politics at a young...
157: “Reporting” from Iowa, Public Charge [CoHost Jenn Fang]
February 02, 2020 04:41 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBKevin Xu (@kevinsxu) is in Iowa to volunteer during the Iowa Caucus. Our guest cohost, Jenn Fang of Reappropriate.co and Tony Nagatani our long-time co-host, quizzes Kevin on all kinds of things Iowa. We also...